NGC1027 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1027 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:29, 69° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 43° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:36, 28° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC1027
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h42m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°35' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 6.70 (V) [4] 7.28 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.58 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.36 |
Sources